A study of unplanned readmissions to a coronary care unit

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 196-203

  Stewart, Simon ^a   Voss, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0030908531     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(97)90056-X     Document Type: Article

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